Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds

Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds

A recent change in how the US Postal Service handles shipping partners appears to have forced Amazon to make alternative plans. The company reportedly plans to cut the number of packages it ships through USPS by at least two-thirds later this year. It says the decision came after USPS ended negotiations “at the eleventh hour” in favor of a new …

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Google is testing Search Live in more markets

Google is testing Search Live in more markets

Update, 4:05PM ET: A few hours after this story was published, Google reached out to retract the news. The company provided Engadget with the following statement: “Search Live has not rolled out globally to all users. It remains available in the US and India, with testing currently underway in additional markets. We apologize for the earlier miscommunication.” Given that the …

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Compass drops lawsuit against Zillow over home-listing policy

Compass drops lawsuit against Zillow over home-listing policy

(BigStock Photo) This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. One of the biggest lawsuits to capture the real estate industry’s attention over the past year has come to an abrupt end. Compass International Holdings announced Wednesday that it is dismissing the lawsuit it filed last June against Zillow. The two industry titans have battled in court for months over Zillow’s Listing Access Standards, a …

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8 killed, several injured as storm and heavy rain hit Karachi

8 killed, several injured as storm and heavy rain hit Karachi

KARACHI: At least eight people were killed and several others injured in separate incidents after strong winds and rain lashed multiple areas of Karachi. According to rescue officials, a wall collapse near Moach Goth in Baldia claimed eight lives, while three others were injured. The victims were shifted to nearby hospitals, and rescue teams continued search operations at the site. …

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Chris Pratt confesses shocking rule for his children

Chris Pratt confesses shocking rule for his children

Chris Pratt has revealed that his three youngest children have never watched movies. The actor shared that his kids are not aware of his work in popular children’s films, including projects from The Super Mario Bros. Movie franchise. He explained that this is mainly due to his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, who prefers to limit screen time for their children. …

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Hubble catches rare view of a comet crumbling

Hubble catches rare view of a comet crumbling

NASA and ESA have released new images from the Hubble Space Telescope of a comet breaking up as it exits the solar system, captured as part of study recently published in the journal Icarus. The images are notable not only because they offer a more detailed view of the inside of a comet, which could offer new information about the …

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Microsoft nixes NDAs with local governments worldwide when deploying data centers

Microsoft nixes NDAs with local governments worldwide when deploying data centers

Microsoft’s Fairwater data center near Atlanta is part of the company’s broader AI expansion. (Microsoft Photo) Amid widespread blowback against the spread of data centers, Microsoft on Wednesday announced it is abandoning its practice of secrecy with local governments when deploying new facilities. “[W]e’ve made the decision that being transparent with the communities where we operate or seek to operate …

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Perplexity’s Comet AI browser is now available for iPhones

Perplexity’s Comet AI browser is now available for iPhones

Perplexity’s Comet AI browser for iPhone users. The tool initially debuted last summer on PCs, . The new app is free, as is the . Comet is an AI-powered browser, which has become a hot product category . This is basically a web browser combined with a chatbot that can perform some tasks on a user’s behalf. Like related tools, …

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FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms | TechCrunch

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms | TechCrunch

The FBI has resumed purchasing reams of Americans’ data and location histories to aid federal investigations, the agency’s director, Kash Patel, testified to lawmakers on Wednesday. This is the first time since 2023 that the FBI has confirmed that it was buying access to people’s data collected from data brokers, who source much of their information — including location data …

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Common causes of fatigue and how to overcome it

Common causes of fatigue and how to overcome it

Fatigue is a common problem that many people experience in their daily lives. It is more than just feeling tired, as it can affect your energy levels, concentration, and overall well-being. Understanding the causes of fatigue is important in finding the right ways to manage and overcome it. One of the most common causes of fatigue is lack of proper …

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Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes | TechCrunch

Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise B for AI-powered planes | TechCrunch

It’s been almost exactly one year since Trevor Milton, the founder of now-bankrupt electric truck startup Nikola, was pardoned by President Trump. Now, the Wall Street Journal has published one of the first deep dives into Milton’s new effort: trying to build autonomous planes. Milton and an “investment group” purchased a downtrodden aviation company called SyberJet Aircraft late last year, …

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